Simabo Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Simabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Simabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792

Simabo (15) may also be a first name.

Simabo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Simabo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Simabo is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simabo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Simabo live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 36 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simaabo9217/
Shimabo926/
Shimaibo8628/
Simawo83168/
Simaba8334/
Jimabo8319/
Semabo833/
Simavo832/
Semgabo7713/
Simampo776/
Chimabo775/
Ssemabo774/
Djimabo772/
Shimawo771/
Simaiba771/
Shimebo771/
Seimobo771/
Simebou771/
Semmabo771/
Simayba771/
Soimasuo7112/
Simaubas717/
Chimaboi711/
Suimaiba711/
Ssemmabo711/
Shimauwo711/
Seymabou711/
Simova672,889/
Simová67862/
Semavo6747/
Simava6736/
Simawa6726/
Zimobo6716/
Simeba6713/
Simowa6713/
Simoba679/
Zimawo679/
Gimaba675/
Jaimabood675/
Semaba672/
Semebo672/
Jimobo671/
Jemabo671/
Ximaba671/
Simovo671/
Gemabo671/
Semawo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Simabo
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